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Spring Valley, WI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2024

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: This project will train volunteers to identify and correct fall risks in the homes of older adults and people with disabilities. Participants have requested help installing handrails on indoor and outdoor stairs, adding grab bars in bathrooms and securing or replacing rugs.

Brookings, OR

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: This project will conduct two educational trainings to make homes safer and more comfortable for surviving families of domestic abuse, focusing on multigenerational households.

Kewanee, IL

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2025

Project Category: HomeFit Modifications

Description: Two events will focus on home modifications to help older adults live safely and comfortably in their homes. Residents will learn about preventing falls and receive free supplies.

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Newport, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2023

Project Category: Micromobility enhancements/management

Description: This project will support Cycling Without Age, a program that will provide older people and disabled veterans with trishaw rides, piloted by trained volunteers.

Newport, RI

AARP Community Challenge Grant Year: 2017

Project Category: Addressing community health

Description: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Community Center in Newport wanted to encourage community members to eat locally grown fresh produce. In partnership with the Jamestown Community Garden, the Center wrote and published the first two chapters of a community cookbook. They then distributed copies of the book through the local food pantry. The first chapter offers tips on cooking with fall produce -- such as zucchini and squash -- and the second focuses on cooking for one. In addition, the center hosted a food expo, which gave residents access to info about local food resources. The community center intends to host similar events in the future.

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